Book Review: Fern Michaels’ Deadly Deals
After buying twins through an unscrupulous lawyer, Rachel and Thomas Dawson end up childless and penniless. Just the case Lizzie Fox — and the Sisterhood — loves.
Format: a hardcover
Book Review: Scott Westerfeld’s Goliath
I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Goliathby Scott Westerfeld steampunk in a hardcover edition on September 20, 2011 and has 543 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include BehemothThird and last in the Leviathan children’s steampunk series inspired by the events leading up to World War I and revolving around the friendship between the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and an aviation midshipman, er, -woman. My Take This was a bit slow to get started especially compared to the first two in the series but I thoroughly enjoyed Westerfeld’s extrapolation of history as he combines it with the politics of technology whether it’s Clankers or Darwin. The contrast between the two is fascinating with the Clankers using metal, electrikals, anything man-made while the Darwinists tweak organic life forms to perform the same feats. Interesting to bring Nikola Tesla into this and push Edison into the background while playing up the showmanship of the time. The take Westerfeld had on Hearst and his San Simeon estate […]
Book Review: Ken Bruen’s Headstone
Evil has many guises and Jack Taylor has seen most of them. But nothing is as bad as an evil coterie named Headstone, who are committing random, insane, violent crimes in Galway, Ireland.
Book Review: M.D. Lachlan’s Wolfsangel
I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Wolfsangelby M.D. Lachlan mythic fantasy in a hardcover edition that was published by Gollancz on May 20, 2010 and has 448 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon First in The Wolfsangel Cycle (or the Craw Trilogy) fantasy series involving Nordic myth about Odin and a wolf. My Take Oh lord, this story was so convoluted! I gave up trying to make sense of it and just read it to get it over with. There is a very nice summing up at the very end. You might want to read that before you start this story so you have some idea what is happening. I’d like to say it’s well-written and the descriptions are gorgeous, but Lachlan is trying too hard to be mysterious and simply leaves the reader hanging in too many places. On the plus side, it’s an interesting look at Scandinavian-type culture. If you enjoy stories about the gods and their fate. About beserkers and fighting and brutal killing. Betrayals. And just love getting depressed, this is the story for you. […]
Book Review: Fern Michaels’ Vanishing Act
The Sisters discover that Harry Wong — Yoko’s true love and a staunch supporter of the Sisterhood — has become the victim of a ruthless identity theft ring.
Book Review: Janet Evanovich’s Smokin’ Seventeen
Dead bodies showing up on Vinnie’s lot, Stephanie’s names on the killer’s list, and Joe’s grandma giving her “the eye”. Hot men, a dancing bear, and a vampire…Steph may need to get out of town.
Book Review: Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s Peter and the Secret of Rundoon
An action-packed fantasy in a wild desert adventure – with flying camels, magic carpets, and evil shadows – that literally zooms toward an unforgettable and unimaginable climax.
Book Review: Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s Peter and the Shadow Thieves
Peter Pan and Tinker Bell must leave Mollusk Island to track down Molly in London to help combat the Shadow Thieves.
Book Review: Laura Lippman’s Baltimore Blues
Unemployed journalist Tess Monaghan knows the primary suspect in the murder of notorious attorney Michael Abramowitz, and the time is ripe for a career move.
Book Review: Fern Michaels’ Collateral Damage
The Sisterhood must choose between two difficult assignments. The first job guarantees a huge paycheck; the second offers a presidential pardon — and a chance to finally emerge from hiding.